A friend of mine is currently on the dole and must sign in once a month. She has to go to the D1 office just behind O'Connell St and said that every time she goes to sign in there is a queue that stretches onto the street, down the stairs and into the sign in hatch in the basement.
To my mind this sounds like madness, to expect people to queue outdoors like this? She was outside for nearly half an hour last week and was joined in the queue by people with young children. Her biggest gripe though was that the room where she signed in, was empty, and could have fit everyone had a queuing system been put in place.
Now, I've had my experiences with the social welfare already and at times been left gobsmacked by the services but does anyone else feel this isn't right?
To my mind this sounds like madness, to expect people to queue outdoors like this? She was outside for nearly half an hour last week and was joined in the queue by people with young children. Her biggest gripe though was that the room where she signed in, was empty, and could have fit everyone had a queuing system been put in place.
Now, I've had my experiences with the social welfare already and at times been left gobsmacked by the services but does anyone else feel this isn't right?